Should modern Omega make a ticking noise? (Omega Co-Axial 8938)

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Omega-Kris

·Jan 6, 2022

I have an Omega Aqua Terra Worldtimer with Co-Axial 8938 movement.

This is making quite an audible ticking noise.

I have other omega watches, which are quiet. So i assumed this would be too, but unsure as this is a different movement.

 

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sleepyastronaut

·Jan 6, 2022

Hello, and welcome to the forum!

Your AT Worldtimer has a sapphire case back. Are you comparing the sound to other watches with a solid case back?

Caliber 8938 has a frequency of 25,200 vph, which is relatively fast. Are you comparing the sound of this to other watches with a slower frequency?

Best wishes!

 

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Leviathan

·Jan 7, 2022

O Omega-Kris

I have an Omega Aqua Terra Worldtimer with Co-Axial 8938 movement.

This is making quite an audible ticking noise.

I have other omega watches, which are quiet. So i assumed this would be too, but unsure as this is a different movement.

Does it tick 7 times a second, or 1 time a second? If the latter, you’ve made a really expensive mistake 😁

 

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DowningB

·Jan 10, 2022

My Omega DeVille Tresor with the manual wind co-axial 8929 Caliber, 25,200 frequency and sapphire case back doesn't make a ticking noise.

That I can hear, anyway. But my 64 years old ears don't work as well as they used to (along with everything else, sigh).

 

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chipotlefire

·Jan 10, 2022

How far away is your ear from the watch? For my 2 co-axial 3330 movement watches, I have to put my ear at least within 6 inches of the watch. One is louder than the other. The louder one is on the steel bracelet, the quieter one is on a sailcloth strap.

 

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perks713

·Jan 10, 2022

How far away can you hear the clicking? I don't have a manual or automatic watch that I can hear clicking unless I'm within 3-6inches from my ear.

I have a quartz Swatch that is so loud I don't wear it unless I'm going to be around people and other background noise... So basically it's been in a drawer since Covid started 🤦

 

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Leviathan

·Jan 10, 2022

perks713

I have a quartz Swatch that is so loud I don't wear it unless I'm going to be around people and other background noise... So basically it's been in a drawer since Covid started 🤦

Tell me about it. I think they’re designed to be obnoxiously loud. I can hear it from an arms length!

 

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PandaSPUR

·Jan 10, 2022

I can hear ticking on my 3861 if I put my ear real close to the watch.
I can also hear ticking on my caliber 9300 GSOTM, from a little further away. It also sounds like a bunch of marbles when the rotor weight spins around.

The only thing thats basically silent is my Casamigos PO with Caliber 8906

 

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justacpa

·Jan 14, 2022

When I was a kid, suffering from frequent ear infections, (that was a LONG time ago) my doctor told me to check my hearing by listening for the tick-tock of my old Timex watch. I remember being able to hear it tick. Today I could put my ear up against Big Ben and wouldn't hear a thing.